3,050 Killed in Iraq During May

At least 3,050 people were killed in violent acts
during May. Another 922 were wounded. The number of fatalities
dropped by almost a thousand since last month, but the number of wounded in
reports increased. In April, 4,033 were killed, and 629 were wounded.

The breakdown as compiled by Antiwar.com is as follows. At
least 770 civilians, 166 security personnel, 2,066 militants, and 48 members of
the Kurdistan Workers party were killed during May. Another 759 civilians, 146
security personnel, and 17 militants were wounded.

These figures should be considered lowball estimates.
Reports from behind enemy lines are scant, and the Iraqi government has refused
to release casualty figures for its personnel. The Iraqi government also may be
padding the number of militants killed. Some of the “militant” casualties may
actually belong to civilians. It is impossible to know the true scope of the
violence.

According to
the United Nations, only 354 civilians were killed and 470 injured. In
Anbar, another 47 were killed and 89 were injured. The U.N. usually obtains
Anbar figures from the health department and presents them separately. Early in
the Mosul operation, the U.N. had provided much higher casualty figures but was
berated
by the Iraqi government into reducing its numbers. They do not attempt to report militant deaths either.

At least 85 were killed and 43 were wounded in fresh
attacks and fighting: